Anecdotes of Oyasama 75
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Anecdotes of Oyasama 75 presents the contents of "This is Tenri (The Reason of Heaven)," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears on page 65 of the print edition.
Text: English translation and original Japanese
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75. This is Tenri (The Reason of Heaven) In the fall of 1879, Bunkichi Nakagawa, who lived at Honden in Osaka, suddenly contracted an eye disease and his condition became so serious that he was in danger of losing his sight. Umejiro Izutsu, his neighbor, without a moment's delay began praying for Nakagawa's recovery from the disease. Nakagawa was marvelously healed within a period of three days and three nights. One day in 1880, Bunkichi Nakagawa visited the Residence to express his gratitude for having been saved. Oyasama received him and said:
Nakagawa, who habitually boasted of his strength and had even participated in amateur sumo-wrestling matches, could not refrain from smiling wryly for a moment upon hearing Her words. He could not, however, refuse Her and so he stretched forth both of his muscular arms. Oyasama then quietly gripped Nakagawa's left wrist and instructed him to grip Her left wrist as tightly as he could with his right hand. As instructed, Nakagawa gripped Oyasama's wrist with all his might. Then, contrary to his expectations, he felt a sharp pain in his left arm as though it were about to break. He cried out, "I give up! Please, forgive me!" Then Oyasama said:
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七五 これが天理や 明治十二年秋、大阪の本田に住む中川文吉が、突然眼病にかかり、失明せんばかりの重態となった。隣家に住む井筒梅治郎は、早速おたすけにかかり、三日三夜のうちに、鮮やかな御守護を頂いた。翌十三年のある日、中川文吉は、お礼詣りにお屋敷へ帰らせて頂いた。 教祖は、中川にお会いになって、
と、仰せになった。 日頃力自慢で、素人相撲の一つもやっていた中川は、このお言葉に一寸苦笑を禁じ得なかったが、拒む訳にもいかず、逞ましい両腕を差し伸べた。すると、教祖は、静かに中川の左手首をお握りになり、中川の右手で、御自身の左手首を力限り握り締めるように、と仰せられた。 そこで、中川は、仰せ通り、力一杯に教祖のお手首を握った。と、不思議な事には、反対に、自分の左手首が折れるかと思うばかりの痛さを感じたので、思わず、「堪忍して下さい。」 と、叫んだ。この時、教祖は、
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